subject: Sports Injuries: Can Chiropractic Help? [print this page] It seems like everyday, professional and amateur athletes are taken to the sidelines by injuries that could have been prevented. Sometimes these injuries don't respond as quickly to "normal" treatment and the athletes continue to play or train through the pain. The do this in an attempt to show their coaches and fans how dedicated they are to their sport.
Unfortunately, it's this type of behavior that may result in an even worse injury or make things harder to fix in the long run. Medications for pain may only mask the symptoms while the cause of the problem goes unattended. This may lead to overstressing or overuse of the injured area and lead to permanent damage.
As much as any healthcare field, chiropractic is perfect for sports injuries as it can provide a tailored approach to solving the problem. Chiropractic cannot fix a broken ankle, but in with the addition of some complementary therapies, chiropractic can address the source of the problem. For example, addressing posture or balance that may have lead to the broken ankle in the first place.
In this way, chiropractic acts as more preventative medicine. As any athlete, amateur or professional, will tell you that it's far better to prevent an injury than it is to treat an injury after the fact even with the highest level of skill, care and technology.
These days, more professional athletes are coming out to publicly proclaim the benefits of chiropractic. From runners, to bodybuilders, to football stars, it seems like everyone has something to gain from keeping their spines in the right alignment. Even more, chiropractic does not just prevent injuries, it can also enhance your game. There can be a huge amount of pressure on athletes to perform at the highest of levels.
This can occasionally lead to the athlete losing sight of what the game is really about and cause them to turn to harmful and illegal substances to improve their game. This is too dangerous, while chiropractic can improve your results naturally. Chiropractic is the right therapy to help athletes live up to their fully physical potential.
By adjusting ones body before the game, a so-called pre-game tune up as it were, the athlete will be better balanced, have better blood flow, less stress and more energy. The San Francisco 49ers team swore by chiropractics in the 1980s citing it as one of the reasons they managed to win 4 superbowls during that decade.
In concert with other sports therapy techniques, chiropractic is a great treatment for just about anything from strains and sprains to bursitis and tennis elbow. It does not involve any invasive surgery or potentially dangerous chemical drugs, and still it works wonders.
